"We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hop...

To many, many Christians this verse is something to strive after: "Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy" (Leviticus 19:2). For the record, this is an impossibility period.Really?So many things are runn...

I was at the ICU unit today visiting a family whose daughter is on life support because she was with her intoxicated boyfriend as he drove into a light post. (This is the second time in six months, same ICU, sa...

"An enabler in most definitions is a person who through his or her actions allows someone else to achieve something. Most often the term enabler is associated with people who allow loved ones to behave in ways ...

What Are Your Students Hearing from You?When I started doing the student ministry thing—late 80s—I'll admit I was intentional about ruffling the legalists' feathers. OK, maybe I made my counterparts...

We as youth pastors/workers live in some crazy times. Everything seems to up for grabs. From right things to do to things that at one time were taboo to being perfectly OK instead of a gray area, from...

When my sons were 4 and 6, I was at church on a Sunday morning—I was at work as the youth pastor. The head usher came up to me after the service and said, "Did you see what your kids were doing during the...